salmovssaltéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: salmo is a noun, salté is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“salmo” is a noun and “salté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,817
“salmo” frequency rank
#45,596
“salté” frequency rank
66413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature salmo salté
Definition Himno, canción o poema dedicada a Dios. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de saltar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set salmo and salté apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
salmo
5 ch
salté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salmo is [ˈsalmo] while salté is [sal̪ˈt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

salmo is recorded at frequency rank #20,817, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsalmo]. salté is at rank #45,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [sal̪ˈt̪e].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 66413, this pair ranks #39,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of salmo vs salté

Shared letters: als. Private to "salmo": mo. Private to "salté": .

"salmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "salté" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • salmoaslmo · sallmo · salmmo · salom · samlo · slamo · ssalmo

Frequency comparison

salmo#20,817
salté#45,596

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "salmo" and "salté" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "salmo" is a noun and "salté" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "salmo" or "salté"?
"salmo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,817 in our Spanish list, against #45,596 for "salté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering salmo vs salté

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “salmo”; for a verb, it's “salté”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “salmo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list